{"id":2495207,"date":"2025-10-06T12:51:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T16:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bessent-picks-social-security-commissioner-frank-bisignano-to-be-irs-ceo\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T12:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T16:53:08","slug":"bessent-picks-social-security-commissioner-frank-bisignano-to-be-irs-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bessent-picks-social-security-commissioner-frank-bisignano-to-be-irs-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Bessent picks Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano to be IRS CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbessent-picks-social-security-commissioner-frank-bisignano-to-be-irs-ceo%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2495207&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Treasury Secretary and acting IRS Commissioner Scott Bessent has appointed Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Frank Bisignano as the new CEO of the IRS, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ethiopian-orthodox-church-urges-action-in-human-rights-crisis\/\" title=\"Ethiopian Orthodox Church Urges Action in Human Rights Crisis\">newly created position<\/a>. Bisignano will continue his role as SSA commissioner while overseeing IRS operations, reporting directly to Bessent.this appointment allows Bisignano to lead the IRS without Senate confirmation. Bisignano, formerly CEO of Fiserv, was confirmed by the Senate as SSA commissioner in May 2025 and is credited with improving customer service efficiency at SSA. The IRS has experienced multiple leadership changes throughout 2025, including the brief tenure and dismissal of former IRS Commissioner Billy Long. Bessent has served as acting IRS commissioner since Long&#8217;s firing. The IRS and SSA have recently been involved in data requests and meaningful workforce cuts amid ongoing agency reforms. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bessent picks Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano to be IRS CEO<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2365694\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Treasury Secretary and acting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/irs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Internal Revenue Service<\/a> Commissioner Scott Bessent selected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Social-Security-Administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Social Security Administration<\/a> Commissioner Frank Bisignano to lead the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/irs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IRS<\/a> after months of turnover at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-media-freaks-over-1-doge-employee-getting-irs-access-we-learn-biden-gave-919-people-access\/\" title=\"As Media Freaks Over 1 DOGE Employee Getting ... Access, We Learn Biden Gave 919 People Access\">tax agency&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s helm.<\/p>\n<p>Bisignano will serve in a new role as IRS CEO while continuing to serve as SSA commissioner.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3838620\/republicans-champion-texas-stock-exchange-swipe-at-new-york-democrats\/\">Republicans champion newly approved Texas Stock Exchange in swipe at New York Democrats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3834017\/first-round-october-social-security-payments-out-four-days\/\">First round of October Social Security payments goes out in four days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3837050\/without-job-inflation-reports-fed-flying-blind\/\">Without job and inflation reports, Fed is flying blind<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Frank is a businessman with an exceptional track record of driving growth and efficiency in the private and now public sector,&rdquo; Bessent wrote in the<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecScottBessent\/status\/1975185265283981527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> announcement <\/a>on X. &ldquo;We are pleased that he will bring this expertise to the IRS as we sharpen our focus on collections, privacy, and customer service in order to deliver better outcomes for hardworking Americans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bisignano will report directly to Bessent and oversee all IRS operations. In his appointment to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-disney-exec-in-charge-of-live-action-remakes-steps-down\/\" title=\"Disney&#039;s top exec overseeing live-action remakes steps down\">newly created role<\/a>, Bisignano can assume leadership at the agency without going through a Senate confirmation process, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/bessent-picks-social-security-chief-frank-bisignano-as-irs-ceo-b6973798?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=ASWzDAhSX-1CHErFbGHd14DsbHmoVQBDBWyCrWSEHVS96qhZhttfsCcK3mqMDzkG0hU%3D&amp;gaa_ts=68e3e0da&amp;gaa_sig=UIV9FxN_ozEJh1_SoOt9Ye7iGZjS-Jrri5_Gi7mCc30mVR8UCTXT_-LGTlQpqZOVPd9EHP5kbLHX_K5l4p4mbg%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to<\/a> the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate voted along party lines to confirm Bisignano, the former CEO of Fiserv, as SSA commissioner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3402522\/senate-confirms-frank-bisignano-new-social-security-chief-push-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in May<\/a>. President Donald Trump appointed him to lead the agency following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3322221\/top-social-security-official-resigns-after-sparring-doge-over-access-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">February resignation<\/a> of former acting Commissioner Michelle King after she challenged the Department of Government Efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Secretary Bessent&rsquo;s selection of Commissioner Bisignano to also lead the IRS speaks to the incredible customer service turnaround that is happening at SSA. In just five months since his confirmation, SSA is serving more customers efficiently and accurately due to technology and process management improvements. In his new role, Commissioner Bisignano will still lead SSA, along with the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >incredibly talented executive leadership team<\/a> he has assembled since his Senate confirmation,&rdquo; an SSA spokesperson said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The IRS has seen a series of turnovers at the head of the agency throughout 2025. Trump appointed former Republican Missouri Rep. Billy Long as IRS commissioner in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3250572\/trump-picks-billy-long-irs-commissioner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">December 2024<\/a>, but while Long awaited his Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3439790\/senate-confirms-billy-long-as-irs-commissioner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">confirmation<\/a>, four acting IRS commissioners were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3384808\/irs-chief-hunter-biden-whistleblower-ousted-musk-bessent-dispute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ousted<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3374714\/irs-chief-melanie-krause-resigns-agency-agrees-immigrant-data-ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stepped<\/a> down.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3834397\/federal-court-strikes-down-irs-policy-targeting-conservative-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FEDERAL COURT STRIKES DOWN IRS POLICY TARGETING CONSERVATIVE GROUP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3495044\/trump-fires-irs-commissioner-two-months-into-tenure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fired Long<\/a> in August, just two months after Senate Republicans voted to confirm him. Bessent has been serving as acting IRS commissioner since Long&rsquo;s departure. As Bisignano serves in his dual role as IRS CEO and SSA commissioner, Bessent will continue serving as acting IRS commissioner.<\/p>\n<p>The IRS and SSA have been at the center of DOGE&rsquo;s actions this year, both in terms of data requests from the efficiency agency and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-low-as-you-can-go-mainstream-media-leftists-attempt-to-pin-plane-disaster-on-trump-quickly-regret-it\/\" title=\"&#039;As Low as You Can Go&#039;: Mainstream Media Leftists Attempt to Pin Plane Disaster on Trump, Quickly Regret It\">federal workforce cuts<\/a>. The IRS let go of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3325366\/irs-employees-firings-middle-tax-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more than 6,000 <\/a>employees during tax season in February.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bessent names SSA&#8217;s Frank Bisignano as new IRS CEO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2495209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/trump_90_anniversary_social_security.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[45545,64688,46152,64687,64686],"class_list":["post-2495207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-bessent","tag-executive-appointment","tag-frank-bisignano","tag-irs-ceo","tag-social-security-commissioner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/trump_90_anniversary_social_security.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2495207"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2495211,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495207\/revisions\/2495211"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2495209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2495207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2495207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2495207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}